This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
However, the current pandemic and socialjustice movements across the globe have brought a more unified focus on the work that needs to be done. From here, schools can begin to focus on a remote blended learning model that can serve as a foundation for all K-12 classrooms to create a more personalized experience.
by Dominik Dresel Amazon’s efforts to expand its footprint in K-12 education through digital tools have largely fizzled. In response, the site rolled out new socialjustice initiatives and more responsive content moderation. Read on for the full list of the stories most popular with readers in 2021.
My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for socialjustice. Reflecting on the stress I feel, I am brought back to my own experiences navigating the American K-12 system as an immigrant student. I set my sights on leadership roles.
Together, PUC and LMU designed a program that is centered on socialjustice theory and includes a focus on how teachers can create more equitable schools and classrooms, according to Leslie Chang, PUC Schools superintendent for instruction and leadership.
“Push” PD , by contrast, is a remnant of old command-and-control models of leadership, in which a few smart people make most decisions and then put systems in place to push people to implement them. And schools that commit to achieving racial and socialjustice see less turnover and dissatisfaction from educators of color.
Lawyers with the Southern Poverty Law Center, an anti-hate and socialjustice group that fights for equal access to education, agree that charters present a risk. She’s served four superintendents since being hired in 2004, with one common thread between leadership changes: Budget cuts. The SPLC calculates JPS lost $1.85
The third-generation Japanese American congresswoman was a trailblazer who advocated for women’s rights, civil rights, education, and socialjustice. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business. Inc, according to ilctr.org.
Post photos and videos to social media with the hashtag #TeachTruth Below are examples of day of action activities, from prior events around the country. Area Educators for SocialJustice has secured the following co-sponsors for this year, in addition to the co-host, the African American Civil War Museum and Memorial.
Leadership The annual Teach Truth Day of Action is coordinated by Rethinking Schools’ and Teaching for Change’s Zinn Education Project and led by educators around the country with the support of the co-sponsors listed below. Below are examples of day of action activities, from prior events around the country.
I have been teaching humanities to ninth-graders at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston for the last 12 years. While on my journey, I observed three patterns in particular that I’d like to share: Teacher leadership, social and emotional learning, and fellowship. Teacher leadership. Fellowship.
It appears, however, that the primary concern among charter supporters is the moratorium, which isn’t a call to eradicate charter schools, as other African American socialjustice organizations have demanded. Related: Do black students really need college to get high paying jobs?
The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and socialjustice organizations. Rocio Inclan , senior director, National Education Association Center for Racial and SocialJustice It’s an honor to join you, and to speak on behalf of the National Education Associations’ 3 million members.
The dominance of white leadership sends a message that only whites can save black and brown people from abysmal traditional public education (which, too, is typically led and operated by whites). Many whites with fierce commitment to socialjustice lead the organizations I’ve named, and others. Loeb is white and Buery is black.
But the National Charter Collaborative, a nonprofit designed to create and support opportunities for charter school leaders of color, has to date identified more than 400 single-site schools in which people of color either lead the school and/or make up at least 30 percent of the board and leadership teams, according to CEO Kim Smith.
A study from University of California, Berkeley economist Rucker Johnson suggests exposure to integrated schools among other reforms, such as high-quality pre-K and equitable school funding, can help disrupt the cycle of poverty. Experienced teachers may also factor in: The majority of educators in Ocean Springs hold advanced degrees.
Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about socialjustice. So, you black organizations that are too ignorant to comprehend what a DeVos leadership will mean for our kids, or the ones too power-hungry to care, I am looking at you. Turning away from those principles delegitimizes our legacy.
Area Educators for SocialJustice hosted interactive Teach Truth pop-up display tables on June 8 at: Busboys and Poets Brookland. Hundreds of people stopped by the booth hosted by the DC Area Educators for SocialJustice at the Capital Pride festival on June 9. June 8, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Capital Pride Festival.
Blame an unspoken alliance with the GOP and deafness to black educators on issues of race, governance and socialjustice. But DFER and other education reform groups have grown comfortable working with Republican leadership – in many cases they’ve thrived. Don’t blame unions. Bernie Sanders’ language on trade.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content